13 April 2026

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Show and Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 13th April 2026.

SPRING LAMBS

Demand outstripping supply with more required each week to fulfil buyers requirements. Top price this week of £216 & 491p/kg was for a Texel cross from D & K Swarbrick, with others £214 & 476p/kg from WN & D Smith & Sons.

PRIME HOGGS

Numbers holding up and trade remaining firm, all in today averaging 392p/kg for Hoggs ranging from 30kg to 68kg. A top today of 500p/kg for Texel cross from AG Butler with other in spec Hoggs 420p/kg to 450p/kg, heavy weights to 406p/kg and light weights 444p/kg. Hill bred Hoggs peaked at 422p/kg for Cheviots, 411p/kg for Hebridean, 390p/kg for Mule, Masham 385p/kg and 381p/kg for Scotch Blackface.

Top grossing was a pen of heavyweight Texels at £220 from AG Butler with others £219 from F & SG Sanderson & Son and J & H Davies, endless pens £202 to £215 with standards £180 to £195. Hill Hoggs sold to £200 for Mules, Cheviots £199, Mashams £181, SBF £179, Herdwick £167 and Swaledales £159.

CULL SHEEP

A fast-paced sale saw all sold averaging £172, peaking at £224 for Texel cross from J Twigge, who sold others at £222 and £212. Stronger end cross bred ewes £185 to £210 with mediums £160 to £180. Mules to £200 with endless heavy ewes £185 to £198, mediums £155 to £180. Horned ewes to £134 for better end mediums, other light weights £105 to £130.

Top Prices

SPRING LAMBS:

TEXEL: £216 Bensons Farm, £214 Cocker House Farm, £196, £192 Bensons Farm, £192 Cocker House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £212 Bensons Farm.

PRIME HOGGS:

BELTEX: £220 Park Farm Barn, £212 Stubb Hall Farm, £196 Oak Aveune. TEXEL: £219 Cross House Farm, £219 Weavers Farm, £218, £216 Holmelands, £215 Park Farm Barn, £212 Bensons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £212 Ellers Farm. CONTINENTAL: £204 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £195 Moors Farm, £190, £185 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £173, £160 Thornton Barn Farm. SUFFOLK: £202 Park Farm Barn, £199, £197 Moors Farm, £194 North Farm, £191 Helm Croft, £190 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. MULE: £200. £198 Moors Farm, £184 Park Farm Barn, £180 Tabley House Farm, £178, £176 Moors Farm. ZWARTBLE: £200 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. CHEVIOT: £199 (x2) Weavers Farm, £193 Stubb Hall Farm, £190 Helm Croft, £187 Stubb Hall Farm, £187 Cotestones Farm. CHAROLAIS: £185 Moors Farm. MASHAM: £181 Moors Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £179 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. KERRY HILL: £175 Moss House Farm. HORNED: £168, £152 Cross House Farm. HERDWICK: £167, £150 Moss House Farm. SWALEDALE: £159 High House Farm, £149, £148 Ouzelthorn Farm, £115 High House Farm, £114, £107 Ouzelthorn Farm.

CAST EWES:

TEXEL: £222 Homelands, £212 Homelands, £210 Barn Farm, £208 Homelands, £208 Homelands, £194 Homelands. CONTINENTAL: £208 Homelands, £188 Homelands, £180 Homelands, £170 Ellers Farm, £130 Homelands. MULE £200 Cocker House Farm, £194 Maddison Avenue, £190 Thornton Barn Farm, £190 Little Fell Farm, £180 Maddison Avenue, £174 Ellers Farm. SUFFOLK £184 Ellers Farm. MASHAM: £166 Bensons Farm. CHEVIOT: £134 Moorcock Hall Farm, £120 Ellers Farm, £95 Moorcock Hall Farm. DALESBRED: £128 Ellers Farm. HERDWICK £110 Little Crimbles. SWALEDALE: £92 Ouzelthorn Farm, £78 High House Farm.

CAST RAM:

CHAROLAIS: £224 Homelands.

SHEARLING & LAMB:

SUFFOLK: £420, £300 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £395 Burns Farm. TEXEL: £380, £310 Riddings. CONTINENTAL: £330, £295 Docker Farm, £290 Longstripes Farm, £255 Riddings. MULE: £295 Riddings.

EWE & LAMB:

TEXEL: £420 Riddings, £390 Ivy Bank Farm, £390 Mearsbeck Farm, £370, £365 Riddings, £275 Ivy Bank Farm. SUFFOLK: £390, £360, £330, £305, £230 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £365 Longstripes Farm, £330 (x2) Burns Farm. CONTINENTAL: £360 Longstripes Farm.

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NWA Lancaster Ewes & Shearlings with Lambs at Foot Show and Sale
Judge: Mr John Twigge
Sponsor: Cornthwaite Machinery

Class 1 – 5 Shearlings with Lambs at Foot
1st – M Heap, Burns Farm

Class 2 – 5 Ewes with Lambs at Foot
1st – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter
2nd – G & ID Postlethwaite, Riddings
3rd – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter

Champion – M Heap, Burns Farm
Reserve Champion – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Show and Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 13th April 2026.

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